Babar Azam became the first batsman to twice score three consecutive centuries
The selectors also retained former captain and wicketkeeper, Sarfaraz Ahmed in the squad as a standby to vice-captain, Mohammad Rizwan.
With bilateral cricket remaining suspended between the bitter neighbours, India and Pakistan play each other only in multi-team tournaments with their rivalry now a rare but enticing occasion for fans worldwide.
Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul put on a record 15th fifty-plus partnership in T20 Internationals during the second match against South Africa in Guwahati on Sunday.
Virat Kohli's unbeaten 82 guided home to a thrilling win off the last ball against Pakistan.
Hasan Ali, who last played a Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in July, has picked up 77 wickets in 21 Tests.
Pujara was dismissed in the 24th over on day two of the division two game against Derbyshire
Sealing their second T20 World Cup, England are now the first nation to hold both global white-ball trophies, having won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup Final played between Pakistan and England in Melbourne on Sunday.
England clinched the series 4-3 in a major boost ahead of the World Cup.
Babar Azam spoke about his team's mistakes in the final match
Pakistan take a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series.
Three major upsets that highlighted this World Cup.
The collective brilliance of the Indian XI in the 2023 World Cup makes a compelling case for each player to be considered for inclusion in every World XI.
New Zealand, who abandoned their white-ball tour of Pakistan last year due to security concerns, are looking to end a run of four straight test defeats with Southee as the new captain following the six-year tenure of Kane Williamson.
The tourists had resumed on 30-1 on Monday and then lost four wickets for 13 runs before Rizwan and Fawad Alam stopped the rot with a cautious partnership of just 28 runs in 17 overs.
Virat Kohli made handsome gains after he produced a dominant batting display (276 runs in five matches) in the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE, including a first international century in almost three years.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who was at his glorious best against Australia during the second Test of the series in Karachi, gained three spots to move up to No.5 in the rankings chart.
India must win the next two games with big margins.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Friday.
With this thrilling win, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
The former Australian opener sounded a warning to their next rivals, saying his bowling attack is yet to produce its best.
England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Wet outfield caused dashed prospects of victory by either side in Australia's first Test in Pakistan in 24 years.
A 22-year-old person was killed and another one injured on Thursday after a tree fell on their hut in Mumbai as moderate to heavy rains lashed the city and its suburbs in the last 24 hours, officials said.
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IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Sharjah on Wednesday.
Leg-spinner Shah's selection was subject to the 35-year-old clearing a fitness test, chief selector Mohammad Wasim said in a statement.
Pakistan produced a clinical display to crush India by 10 wickets for their first victory over their neighbours in a World Cup match in 13 attempts. Chasing 152 for victory after putting India in, Pakistan completed the task in 17.5 overs, leaving the Indian team and its millions of fans stunned.
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'It's good to have someone with a lot of experience batting with you because he can take you through how to take the game on'
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his deputy Mohammad Rizwan were looking to get some batting practice but were forced off the ground as the rain stopped play in the third over.
Babar Azam scored his 18th century as Pakistan trounced New Zealand by 102 runs in the fourth One-Day International at the National stadium in Karachi on Friday. His 107 off 117 balls fired Pakistan to 334 for 6. In reply, New Zealand were shot out for 232 all out, their lowest total of the series.
Faheem and Hasan Ali are expected to regain full fitness before the second Test (12-16 March).
The swashbuckling Surya has been nominated along with England's Sam Curran, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan for the coveted award.
In India's last group match, Yadav blasted a 25-ball 61 as he added six points in the weekly rankings update to go 39 points clear of second-placed Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered consolation to team mate Hasan Ali whose costly mistake in the field allowed Matthew Wade to secure Australia's thrilling victory in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday.
Sri Lanka has three left-handers among their top six batters, so will Ravichandran Ashwin play Tuesday's crucial Asia Cup game?
The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5-83 in Pakistan's second innings.
